Many people do not believe in the legitimacy of the labels currently provided by mental health professionals who claim that they are “diagnosing and treating mental disorders.” Much has been written ...

Credit: Getty Images Children are presenting with complex, sometimes co-occurring, psychiatric disorders. Pediatric primary care providers play a vital role in educating and treating these patients ...

A massive global genetics study is reshaping how we understand mental illness—and why diagnoses so often pile up. By ...

A Portland woman is sharing her story of raising a son with schizophrenia so others can see the power of unbounding love.

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In the wake of the recent, devastating and heartbreaking loss of Rob and Michelle Reiner—killed by their own adult son who ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by repetitive, unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and irrational, excessive urges to do certain actions (compulsions).

Diagnosing personality disorders in children is controversial due to natural developmental shifts in mood and behavior. When maladaptive traits remain pervasive and persistent, however, a personality ...

In a study led by researchers from Mass General Brigham, children with more adverse prenatal exposures (APEs) showed higher ...

Psychologists typically do not diagnose children with personality disorders. This is because their personality is still developing and can change quickly as they grow. However, a child may show early ...

The consequences of an underfunded and overstretched child mental health system can be devastating for Connecticut’s kids and families. The combination of children with serious psychiatric illness ...

Research by the African Development Bank and UNESCO shows that children in Senegalese households affected by mental illness face significantly worse nutrition and lower educational attainment, even ...